Christian policie: or The christian common-wealth. : Published for the good of Kings, and Princes, and such as are in authoritie vnder them, and trusted with state affaires. Written in Spanish, and translated into English..
Juan de Santa María,fray,-1622.
Mabbe, James,1572-1642?
Blount, Edward,active 1588-1632
London, : Printed by Thomas Harper, for Edward Blount.,
M.DC.XXXII. [1632].
EEBO image id: 180809
EEBO citation id: 54532377
Epistle dedicatory signed: Edward Blount.
Author's dedication signed: Fr. Juan, de Sancta Maria.
Translated by James Mabbe, but sometimes attributed to Edward Blount.
Leaves A6, D7, H4, I6 and R6 are cancels. There also appears to have been another leaf inserted before the title page [par.]2 and before leaf [par.]8, but this has been removed except for a fragment which remains in the spinal fold.
The volume also contains words in the text which have been pasted over with printed text containing revised words. On leaf A8 recto, line 12: "towres"; leaf B4 verso, line 28: "kings"; leaf C1 verso, last line: "porters"; leaf D2 verso, line 19: "quatro ojos".
Page 373 misnumbered "375" and p. 421 misnumbered "401".
Signatures: [par.]⁸ A² A-Gg⁸ Hh².
First and last leaves are blank.
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